Haute Couture Autumn/Winter 2011: Chanel, in the Coco Vendome

Most of you have probably read the bad reviews of this Christian Dior Haute Couture show, they were unavoidable. But I don't think they were completely justified. I'll agree that there was too much going on, but there were some beautiful pieces in the show and I think the negative reviews came...

Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2011-2012 ramp also saw its fair share of 50s poodle style skirts as well as pleated skirts. The collection had a lot of vibrant, neon as well as candy floss colors.
The tulip-cut outfits in pop art print stood out for their well designed...

Producing a collection with almost half of it designed for men (although I don't think I can quite see my boyfriend wearing jewel encrusted leggings) John Paul Gaultier's Autmn/Winter 2011 Haute Couture collection provided a colourful and flamboyant change to the week of shows in...

Elie Saab Haute Couture Autumn Winter 2011 was a show of ethereal beauty. The dresses looked light as air but trust me when I say it probably took a lot of effort to wear these pieces as they are so intricately detailed and weighed down with beading and other embellishments. One can only...

Online today: Vicki Matias's review of the Chanel haute couture show last week. At the bottom of the page are three videos, which we've repeated below for those following Lucire via RSS.
Later this coming week: some more couture reports, including Stéphane Rolland and Basil Soda.
The videos...

You know you have a winning show when Anna Wintour comes backstage afterwards to personally congratulate you. This is exactly the type of praise Giambattista Valli received after presenting his first haute couture show in Paris. Showing over 45 pieces (large by couture standards – Givenchy...

I still feel the same way that I felt about the last Givenchy haute couture show, that there isn't much of a progression from one season to the next. Yes, these dresses are beautiful and the detailing looks like a couture masterpiece. But I just feel the repetitive shapes and colour is too...

I was so excited to hear that Giambattista Valli was going to be showing haute couture this season, he is the perfect designer to make the transition from ready to wear into haute couture. In fact, a lot of his ready to wear is very couture-like. This collection was very predictable, but in a...

Watch Giorgio Armani Privé on the runway – the Haute Couture Fall Winter 2011/2012 Collection by Giorgio Armnani, shown as part of Paris Fashion Week at Palais de Chaillot on July 5, 2011 in Paris, France. This year Giorgio Armani decided to use his creative talents to reach out to the victims...